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The Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars meet Wednesday for Game 5 of their Western Conference 2nd round series. The opening puck drop from the American Airlines Center is slated for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Avalanche vs. Stars odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Series: Stars lead 3-1
Colorado took the series opener 4-3 in overtime, storming back from a 3-0 deficit to do so. The Avs have been bludgeoned 14-5 since. including losing 5-1 in Monday’s Game 4.
The Stars have killed off 8 straight penalties in this series and have killed 85% of their penalties since April 24. That and a .925 SV% against Colorado have Dallas on the verge of a series win.
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Avalanche at Stars odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 9:53 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Avalanche +120 (bet $100 to win $100) | Stars -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Avalanche +1.5 (-210) | Stars -1.5 (+170)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Avalanche at Stars projected goalies
Alexandar Georgiev (38-18-5, 3.02 GAA, .897 SV%) vs. Jake Oettinger (35-14-4, 2.72 GAA, .905 SV%)
Georgiev allowed 4 goals on 33 shots Monday. He owns an .879 SV% in this series
Oettinger stopped 24 of 25 pucks in Game 4, and he owns a .923 SV% in 11 playoff games this spring.
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Avalanche at Stars picks and predictions
Prediction
Avalanche 4, Stars 3
Moneyline
Colorado has in most ways outplayed Dallas in 5-on-5 action, but the Stars have prevailed on special teams and between the pipes.
But the Avalanche do have 3 wins on road ice in these playoffs, and they won twice at the American Airlines Center in the regular season.
It’s difficult to see on the surface with the way the last 2 games played out, but the value here is on COLORADO (+120).
Puck line/Against the spread
PASS: Too much juice to overcome.
Over/Under
The Over is 7-2-1 in the last 10 series meetings (regular plus postseason). In Colorado’s playoff games, the Over has gone 6-2-1.
The Avs figure to get something going on the power play. And Georgiev may just be slumping at the wrong time. He registered a .917 SV% in the playoffs a year ago; he’s got an .887 figure this spring.
BET THE OVER 6.5 (+100).
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